Apple and Samsung have locked horns again in the battle of patent infringement. The US District Court of San Jose, presided by Judge Lucy Koh, has readied a jury bench for the hearings and the proceedings are gaining pace. In the latest news, both Apple and Samsung have been asked to unveil some of their products before the court. Some […]
Jul 31 2012 | Posted in
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Dell released the new mid-size ultrabook with a thin structure, beautiful body and a high-res 14-inch display in the new XPS 14. The new laptop uses the third-generation Core i-series processors and discrete graphics from NVIDIA. This has somehow become a norm in the laptop manufacturing community to couple the new processors with latest GPUs […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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The laptop comes in aluminium body that is amalgamated with magnesium alloy in the wrist rest area. The thin chassis is just about the minimum qualification for earning the Ultrabook badge from Intel. The white-ish exterior is matched in high contrast with the black island-style keyboard that is now a regular sight in ultrabooks and […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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There is no optical drive and that is the matter to think that even in the absence of an optical drive both MacBook Pro 15 incher and XPS 14 are heavier than they look. All the required ports and slots are available in the device. There USB 3.0, DisplayPort and HDMI available in the new […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference brought a number of new devices and operating systems. Among others was the 2012 model of the MacBook Air, the 13-inch and 11-inch. All the rumours that Apple might release a 15 incher in the line of Air have been mooted by both MacBook Pro 15-inch and no MacBook Air […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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The new MacBook Pro 15-inch version has a bigger 256 GB solid-state drive that is upgradable to 512 GB. However, the Air being an ultra-thin laptop has its limitations. It has a non-upgradable 128 GB SSD. The 128 GB of storage for a device that is design for casual use is more than enough. At […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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The keyboard gets a lot of attention. Apple has included the same keyboard with aptly distanced keys but this time they are a little shallow to increase the ergonomics of the device. Even though it has a smaller footprint, the keyboard is comfortable for larger hands to write. The LED backlight adjusts amply to the […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Ordering the new MacBook online takes three to four weeks before shipping and the other way is to waive off your house luxuries The new MacBook Pro 2012 is overpriced, starting at $2199 and comes in only two denominations. Though it has the eye-candied Retina Display but still its price goes overboard in many respects. […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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Another reason why the Apple product is not sparsely available in the market is that it is available in only two denominations and both are 15-inch versions. The base model with a quad-core Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPU, clocked at 2.3 GHz, is available at $2199 and the high-end device with the same processor, clocked […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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Acer, Inc. released a new tablet this week called Acer Iconia A700. Along with a fast processor, the new tablet has another new feature, a pumped up new screen resolution that nearly matches the Retina Display found in the third-generation iPad from Apple. Though design-wise the new tablet is not very different from other models […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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The front has 10.1-inch touch sensitive screen that cramps up 2,304,000 pixels in a 1,920×1,200 resolution (16:10 ratio). With more than 2 million pixels, the screen is undoubtedly sharper than any another Android tablet in the market, let alone the Acer family. The text is sharp and very near-paper-like though it is not has clear […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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Details on the GPU are yet to arrive from the company. For the first time in an Android tablet, the graphics card is of foremost importance as the new tablet has a very dense screen. Software A700 comes equipped with Google’s latest iteration of Android mobile operating system, Android 4.0.3 or Ice Cream Sandwich. Though […]
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